Tables are a useful way to organise content in your article. But be careful about overusing them - tables should definitely not be used for layout purposes and strange things can happen when you view them on a mobile.
Creating a Table
- Press the table icon in the toolbar
- Set the number of columns and rows the table should have
- The width will default to 100%, matching the width of your other text content
- Decide if the first row, first column, or both are headers
Styling a Table
Your site will have styles set for its tables in its CSS file. Once you have created a table, right-click on it and choose "Auto Format Table". This will bring up a list of table styles you can use. Auto format styles apply the relevant class to the table element.
You can also apply CSS classes via the "Table Properties" option, and even to individual cells (if these rules have been set up). Applying styles directly will remove any auto formatting styles. Similarly applying an auto format style will remove any styles added directly.
Table auto formats are applied and defined using a combination of article editor configuration files and CSS. See the Word document related to Text Editor Configuration for a full explanation.
Cells
Right click on a cell in a table. From the menu select "Cell" then choose from:
- Insert Cell Before
- Insert Cell After
- Delete Cells
- Merge Cells (when two or more cells have been highlighted)
- Merge Right
- Merge Down
- Split Cell Horizontally
- Split Cell Vertically
- Cell Properties
Rows
Right click on a cell in the row you would like to edit. From the menu select "Row" then choose from:
- Insert Row Before
- Insert Row After
- Delete Rows
Columns
Right click on a cell in the column you would like to edit. From the menu select "Column" then choose from:
- Insert Column Before
- Insert Column After
- Delete Columns
